BIRD'S NEST COOKIES

MAKES 3-4 DOZEN

Not only are these delicious, they look so pretty on a tray of assorted cookies. I use strawberry and mint-apple jellies for the red and green colors during the Christmas season.

INGREDIENTS

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 egg yolks, unbeaten

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 cups sifted unbleached flour

2 egg whites, unbeaten

1-3/4 cups finely chopped walnuts or pecans

Jam or jelly

Preheat oven to 350° F. Cream butter until fluffy. Gradually add brown sugar and mix until well blended. Add egg yolks; mix well. Blend in vanilla, salt and flour. Shape into 1-inch balls. Dip each ball in egg whites, then roll in chopped nuts. Place on ungreased cookie sheet about 1-inch apart. Bake for 5 minutes. Quickly make a depression in center of each cookie with thumb. Bake 6 minutes longer. Cool. Fill depression with jam.

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